AmiGO 2: Term Details for "capsule" (GO:0042603)

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Term Information

Accession: GO:0042603
Name: capsule
Ontology: cellular_component
Synonyms: None
Alternate IDs: GO:0030113, GO:0042604
Definition: A protective structure surrounding some fungi and bacteria, attached externally to the cell wall and composed primarily of polysaccharides. Capsules are highly organized structures that adhere strongly to cells and cannot be easily removed. Capsules play important roles in pathogenicity, preventing phagocytosis by other cells, adherance, and resistance to dessication. Source: GOC:mlg
Comment: None
History: See term history for GO:0042603 at QuickGO
Chem. react.: None
Subset: None
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CARO:0030000 biological entity
CARO:0000000 anatomical entity
UBERON:0001062 anatomical entity
CARO:0000006 material anatomical entity
CARO:0000003 connected anatomical structure
UBERON:0000465 material anatomical entity
UBERON:0000061 anatomical structure
GO:0110165 cellular anatomical entity
GO:0005575 cellular_component
CL:0000000 cell
GO:0071944 cell periphery
GO:0030312 external encapsulating structure
GO:0030112 glycocalyx
GO:0042603 capsule

Parents of capsule (GO:0042603)

subject	relation	object
capsule	is_a	glycocalyx (GO:0030112)
capsule	RO:0002162	Fungi or Bacteria (NCBITaxon_Union:0000020)

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Wikipedia: Capsule_(microbiology)